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As you make out your to-do list, you will start to see tasks emerge on a weekly and even daily basis. Use your list and your plan as a guide start creating routines for yourself. Sitting down and writing a blog post or adding 1,000 words to your latest book become easier once they are part of your work routine.  Making out the to-do list each evening is part of your routine. Routines help us because we don’t have to think about or decide what to work on next. It runs on auto-pilot and we keep working away, making progress...

Once you know what you should be working on, you should be good to take the next step -figuring out exactly what you need to do to get it done. Break the project down into baby steps. Is there anything you don’t know how to do? Decide if you’re going to outsource it or learn to do it yourself.  Take the steps you know you need to take and break them down if needed. Then add those tasks to your daily and weekly to-do lists. This step is important. Knowing what you need to do is great, but unless you...

You can’t work effectively and efficiently until you have a very clear picture of what you’re doing.  Start by mapping out your entire business. Once you have it all lain out in front of you, it will be much easier to see what you should be working on next. Here’s how to map out your business:  Start with your website. Then make a list of everything related to it.  blog newsletter  auto responders products social media accounts Along with whatever other “assets” you have in your business. How you list it all down is up to you.    Pen and...

Now that we've updated the content and made sure it will make us money, let's make sure it looks good when our visitors come and visit the udpated blog posts.    We'll break this section down into two different parts. The first is basic formatting and the second one is adding images.  Formatting Your Blog Post    Having a well formatted blog post actually has two big benefits. It makes it easier to read, but it can also help with Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a big topic that's a bit out of the scope of this short report, but...

Some people work best with tools that help them laser focus. They love apps and platforms that help them stay productive and on task. Sometimes having an external application for planning, communicating, and scheduling helps everyone.  Here are a variety of tools that can help you schedule yourself or your team for better productivity The Pomodoro method- Not everyone can run a marathon. Thankfully they don’t have to. It’s the same with work schedules. Some people can work for hours without a break and accomplish a lot of work. Others, like sprinters, are great for short bursts but need a...